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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 10 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5850
3450
3400
5700
3450
9150
9350
km/h
15
SSW
5
ESE
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
5
WNW
35
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
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Snowflake cm
—
4
15
—
—
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-10
-7
-5
-9
-6
-6
-10
-6
-4
-8
-1
0
-5
0
1
-4
min °C
-8
-9
-13
-10
-7
-9
-9
-9
-13
-10
-7
-9
-6
-4
-5
-4
-2
-5
 chill °C
-14
-12
-21
-16
-13
-16
-16
-13
-24
-19
-14
-17
-13
-9
-10
-10
-6
-9
Freezing level m
3500
2950
2200
3250
2950
2650
3300
2800
2000
3300
3050
2650
3950
3550
3250
4200
3800
3300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:35
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:41
—
—
Sunset
—
5:00
—
—
4:59
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:54
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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table.For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
lightning 10km ESE of Leadville
5 km WNW
3664m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
8 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: broken
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
44 minutes ago
2°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 87).
16
35 km S
2398m alt.
27 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 148).
10
36 km E
2839m alt.
36 minutes ago
2°C
-
16
Light winds from the ESE
(16 kph at 107).
34
37 km S
2385m alt.
42 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 174).
16
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
Thunderstorm -.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
16 km
Low: scattered
38 km SE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 217 degs) was rejected.
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
Thunderstorm -.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.